Château d'Yquem 1981 (6 BT)

Château d'Yquem 1981

Sauternes, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Levels just into neck or better, excellent appearance, tissue and straw wrapped, packed in 12 bottles owc; Niveaux juste dans le goulot ou au dessus, excellente apparence, emballées dans de la paille et du papier de soie, conditionnées en caisse bois de 12 bouteilles

Peaches on the nose, more seen in a Vouvray than in a Sauternes! Such a wonderful orange brûlée taste. Tremendous peachy treacle too - liquid honey. Tops the 1980 for complexity. Serena Sutcliffe, MW

WA 90

6 bts (owc)

From a single private cellar, this sale contains a selection of the most coveted names of Bordeaux, Burgundy and others - including Rayas and Vega Sicilia - the property of a passionate collector with an enormous appreciation of the world’s very best wines, far ahead of its time in its discerning taste. The cellar composition is excellent, spanning more than 6 decades of the Finest Cuvées with a distinct focus on the 1980’s exemplified with immaculate parcels of Bordeaux in their original wooden cases - not to mention a unique offering of 20 bottles of Le Pin - and a plethora of Burgundy, with a wonderful array of illustrious Domaines from Georges Roumier, Armand Rousseau, René Engel, Georges Mugneret, Méo-Camuzet, and Michel Gaunoux to name a few. The vast majority of these brilliant wines were purchased directly decades ago at the properties - or for Bordeaux via Maisons Duclot and Descaves -, and were safely stored in an immaculate, air-conditioned cellar in the Parisian region

LYING AT HILLEBRAND BEAUNE, Offered Duty Paid